The Great Retro Olympics!: Fencing

So, the “real” Olympics are slowly wrapping up. Only a few more days until all the bald Chinese taxi drivers can go back to work. And, seriously, I’m not kidding: the Chinese government “asked” all the bald cab drivers in Beijing to stay home during the Olympics. Crazy, huh?

Luckily, taxi drivers of all types can participate in the Great Retro Olympics! Heck, anyone with knowledge of random retro trivia can take part! That’s what makes these games so much better. Not only are we universally accepting, you don’t even have to lift a weight or step on a treadmill to prepare.

Today’s event -- the second to last of these games -- is fencing. Do you have a good memory of weapons in retro videogames? Take the quiz to find out! Just leave your answers in the comments and check my community blog tomorrow (8/22) for the dramatic results.

7. Dr. Yang uses all of the following weapons in The Legend of the Mystical Ninjaexcept:

8. How many times can Simon Belmont upgrade his whip in Castlevania for the NES?a. 0b. 1c. 2d. 3

Some Gauntlet cosplayers mixed up their weapons! Help make things right again!9. Eric dressed as the Elf10. Vicki dressed as the Valkyrie11. Winston dressed as the Warrior12. Wendy dressed as the Wizard

13. Karnov decides to give up fighting monsters and return to the circus. Based on his main weapon, what should be the name of Karnov’s freak show?a. Karnov the Master of Knives!b. Karnov and His Boomerang of Doom!c. Karnov and the Magical Orb!d. Karnov the Fire Breather!

One of the below old men offers his hero an arrow, the other a sword. Do you remember which one offers what?14. Arrow15. Sword*Bonus point: Which games are the two old men from?

17. Nerbert the nerd wants to dress like Milon from Milon’s Secret Castle for his school’s Halloween party. If Nerbert wants to recreate Milon’s weapon, what children’s toy should he take with him to the party?

18. True of false: Missile and bombs in R.C. Pro-Am are activated by different buttons on the NES controller.

19. Immature laughing alert! Which Genesis game equips its main character with a ball gun (hehehe --- I just typed “ball”)?a. Earthworm Jimb. James Pondc. Landstalkerd. Vectorman

20. Which of the following items from Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is used to destroy an enemy?

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